Mosteiro dos Jerónimos y Otras Aventuras...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos is one of the most beautiful spots in Lisboa. This Monastery not only houses an exhibition of ancient architectural finds, as well as remains from Ancient Egypt, it also has a Naval Museum to highlight the period in time when Portugal ruled the High seas in navigation prowress and speed. This Monastery is directly in front of the ocean with a sailboat pier and a monument to Vasco de Gama near it's entrance. I was able to have a picnic on the lawn of ther monastery with Sarah, Kat, and Trevor and we had a wonderful time breathing in the fresh ocean air. We later walked back trough Avenida da Liberdade, and where offered literally every type of drug I could think of and with a frequency of about every ten paces. It was normally an elderly man with a cheap suit... very interesting. We also saw street performers and bought a few paintings off the street. There was a point where we saw a dog holding a bucket with its mouth in order to recieve money in front f his owner which was playing the accordion. We saw that Lisboa is full of very friendly people for the most part, and we all had a blast and got to know each other in a more personal.